Title :
Optical cavity modes in micro-pyramids
Author :
Karl, M. ; Beck, T. ; Weber, F.M. ; Lupaca-Schomber, J. ; Li, S. ; Hu, D. ; Schaadt, D.M. ; Kalt, H. ; Hetterich, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Univ. Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe
Abstract :
We report on the fabrication and investigation of pyramidal GaAs micro-cavities on top of a Bragg mirror. A finite-difference time-domain simulation supports the experimentally found optical mode structure for such a cavity shape.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; cavity resonators; distributed Bragg reflectors; finite difference time-domain analysis; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; microcavities; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical resonators; semiconductor quantum dots; Bragg mirror fabrication; GaAs; finite-difference time-domain simulation; optical cavity modes; optical mode structure; pyramidal microcavities; quantum dot; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Etching; Finite difference methods; Gallium arsenide; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Q factor; Scanning electron microscopy; Temperature dependence; Time domain analysis; (220.4000) Microstructure fabrication; (230.1480) Bragg reflectors; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
